Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja has dismissed reports circultaing online that Republican President Edgar Lungu is unwell and that the Defence and Security wings are making arrangements for her Honour the Vice President to take over office.
In a statement released to the media today, the IG said that the information is a total malicious fabrication and one of the numerous falsehoods and ill intended motives and conduct being perpetrated through the highly abused social media aimed at misleading the general populace and causing alarm.
Below is the full statement
ONLINE FALSEHOOD PUBLICATIONS ON THE HEALTH OF HIS EXCELLENCY, MR EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU
There is information circulating on social media insinuating that the Head of State, His Excellency, Mr Edgar Lungu is unwell and that the Defence and Security wings are making arrangements for her Honour the Vice President to take over office.
We would like to inform members of the public that this information is a total malicious fabrication and one of the numerous falsehoods and ill intended motives and conduct being perpetrated through the highly abused social media aimed at misleading the general populace and causing alarm.
As Zambia Police, we urge members of the public to disregard this deceptive and alarming information and treat it with the highest contempt that it deserves.
We have instituted investigations in the matter and all those that will be found to be behind the act will be arrested and dealt with in accordance to the provisions of the law.
We are also reminding the general public that other than the authors of any alarming information or statement, any person that participates in circulating such alarming information also risks being arrested.
We therefore, urge all members of the public to take heed of this timely warning and desist from participating in communicating falsehood that has potential to cause fear in the public, be it through social media or indeed any other means or channels of communication.
KAKOMA KANGANJA
INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
18TH OCTOBER, 2016
It is folly for anyone to circulate unsubstantiated claims on the health of the head of state or indeed anyone. It is inhuman and we should desist from such acts.
Hangover can also be a sickness! Kaili today it’s a public, people were out last night drinking Jameson
From IG??? Where are senior GRZ spokespersons?
Kanganja since when did you become presidential spokesperson? Since when did you become Chief government spokesperson? Since when did you become a Medical doctor Kanganja sure???
Zambians will never do anything for their country other than complain and hate. It’s inborn.
This issue is being taken up by IG coz the modus operandi of the UPND Satanists borders on criminality.
Ba UPND stop this nonsense. Time you accepted that you will never rule Zambia. What are you going to gain from this? Time you started practicing issues based politics. Long live Lungu
This matter borders on criminality,so IG is within the law to issue a statement.
You give credence to some of these miniscule online blogs it shocks me….in other countries they are pretty much ignored. By responding in this manner you give them importance they don’t deserve. It’s your failure to assess what media sources to respond to that worries me with these government officials
May not be very sick now but it’s coming soon. Wait and see.
He is not sick, he is drunk
This reminds of Sata ‘s last days. Government were in denial that Sata was sick and dying until he died. The same is happening to lungu. The man has little left after stealing UPND ‘s victory.
He will just drop dead and the nation will be kept in dark for two weeks.
I always said what PF says the direct is the absolute truth. Therefor this statement form Kanganja confirms that the man is indeed sick.
@ 1.2 Ichalo Lifupa…,
The IG is dealing with the criminality behind the issue. That is how he comes in.
The sick person is the one who is circulating the falsehood and alarm.
In fact everyone knows who is doing that. Everyone knows which party the person comes from.
It is not a secrete, everyone knows the party that is known for falsehood and lies.
I just wist to tell that party, which you all know, that it is dirty thinking. And as a party falsehood makes makes you dirty, you are a dirty party.
If you know yourselves you can answer or comment. But you are dirty by such falsehood.
This information is from within PF his competitors are gunning for his job we saw this with sata.Zambians be ready for another dirty fight between kambwili,kalaba RB,$silly etc.
Pf has lost credibility following the way they handled late sata’s death. We saw the same propaganda where sata was forced to walk around to show he was in fit health. The same happened this weekend when lungu forced himself to take selfies. Look guys it is normal for one to be ill. It is just unfortunate that you are stubborn and hide your presidents’ illnesses which end up costing us millions. We dont have money for another state funeral please. Just be honest.
May your HH die so that you can learn a lesson
That’s the PF way – deny, deny, deny, and lie, lie, lie. Even when it was clear that Sata was dying or dead, they claimed he was on tourism business in Israel. They denied that the economy needed fixing and now we are fixed. Next is Lungu.
Iyo you are praying hard for the death of someone. It won’t happen. Move on time ain’t waiting for you. You shall be crying for next 5 years surely. After that we shall vote for CK tukamipeshe.
kikiki 14 likes to a mere 5 dislikes. I think it is clear that the majority relate more with what I am saying. No need to get emotional. Lungu is human just like you and I, so it is normal that he can be unwell. Zambia is not a war stricken country where you have to hide people’s health based on some unknown fear. Sata was busy attending newyork summit while he died. How that is possible, we will never get to know. Please just dont waste our tax money by flying that man everywhere
COMESA summit is missing one southern African prisend… they say he is at prayers
On a more serious issue, can the Government confirm and explain the directive to all Education Boards that Teachers are not be paid a salary during school holidays because they are not working. What are we going to feed our families please help us.
It’s time to dance dunduna reverse especially if you voted PF
That’s standard practice in some countries actually – I would not be surprised that it can be implemented here. That is nothing to be paid for during school holidays. Schools can run programs for private tuition and those teachers that choose to run these tutorials get paid from the fees. Teachers can also work together to form such tutorial teams and raise their own money.
Mr IG you are now lungu’s doctor?
History repeats itself for those who know what I mean. Zambians are good at self denial!
@ 4.1 Agony is when you think that your opposition leader is immortal! History can also repeat itself- one opposition leader died without entering state house . He was buried at his door step. His predecessor shall also die in opposition, he will be buried at his Hammer house of horror. Does this make sense to you now? Or are you in denial also?
If all is well let lungu appear on tv. Why all the secrecy ?
And Mr police boss no one believes your PF lies.
Do you even own a TV
Don’t worry, the police will soon lock Larry Mweetwa
And you wonder why ZAMBIAN journalists can’t win even a single award. No matter how much you say it a lie will never become a reality. So you have failed with “we don’t recognize him “and switched to alarmist?
Ndanje were journalist wrong about sata death. The problem is that pf are liars. Wasn’t sata jogging before he died lol.
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Tomorrow You wil Sleep Hungry ….Praise Jesus and Ask for Forgiveness.
Love Your Neighbour and Follow Jesus .
Yes, praise to White Jesus!
you are wise, its time to think about god and respect other people.
In Zambia when we hear such reports…you simply dont know who to trust. And certainly not trusting a handpicked appointee stooge in the IG.
He was supposed to be at the COMESA Summit. No one have seen there as they want to congratulate his for WINING ELECTIONS: And Atallah stated that Madagascar was keen to upscale the bilateral relations between the two countries and proposed that a Joint Permanent Commission (JPC) be set up. She also took the opportunity to congratulate President Edgar Lungu on his re-election in the August 2016 General Election and Zambians for holding a peaceful election. She also disclosed that the administration was ready to recieve Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa who enjoys extra accreditation to the country as Ambassador Plenipotentiary. And Atallah said she was waiting to inform President Lungu that Madagascar views him as part of the family: ” the name Lungu means ‘family’ in…
Lungu will become like FJT , every time he had a court case comming up he fainted…..
Lungu is in Mina Soko hospital. Kalaba is covering for him in Madgascar – COMESA Summit
i tout you hard brein
Come On guys, since when did the IG become the Chief Government Spokesman or is he taking over from Kambwili and Frank or is he the new the Chief Presidential Doctor?
Who is in control? it seems everyone can say whatever EXCEPT for…..the two known persons from the opposition party
Kambwili is out of the country. He is in Turkey.
Nez are you in Zambia? Because the man you’re talking about has attended the national prayers and right now is on his to Mauritius for COMESA. Forget about the Sata case, he’s gone and forgotten.
He must be hungover so someone better redirect the pilot to Madagascar.
He is supposed to in Madagascar not Mauritius: And Atallah stated that Madagascar was keen to upscale the bilateral relations between the two countries and proposed that a Joint Permanent Commission (JPC) be set up. She also took the opportunity to congratulate President Edgar Lungu on his re-election in the August 2016 General Election and Zambians for holding a peaceful election. She also disclosed that the administration was ready to recieve Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa who enjoys extra accreditation to the country as Ambassador Plenipotentiary. And Atallah said she was waiting to inform President Lungu that Madagascar views him as part of the family: ” the name Lungu means ‘family’ in languages from the Southern part of our country”
NEZ. Munaluza kale come 2021 Muluza futi!!
woza pf 2021 nafutnafuti
House of Player???
The IG is speaking because your watchdog claims that “security chiefs are making arrangements …” he’s found it fit to clear the air on behalf of security wings.
IS THE WATCHDOG BACK ON THE AIR?
that is wise thinking ndanje
Kambwili is out of the country. He is in Turkey.
Even if Edgar died, HH will never take over and come 2021 if PF becomes unpopular, it’ll not be HH who will become president. Maybe Magande if he revamps his party he may make it but certainly not HH.
We don’t trust PF not to rig elections who ever stands. The choice of the zambian people will always be denied by these theives.
Dununa reverse
Late Levy always said that only when buttocks start growing in front will the Upnd form government. Up to now this still true.
Hahahahah
Sata was forced to make a speech at parliament and went to New York just before kicking the bucket. PF are liars so they can’t be expected to be open about Lungu’s health. The rumour mill in Zambia works at full throttle and is more reliable as a source of information than govt propaganda media channels. Also put two and two together it’s not far fetched that Lungu isn’t healthy, what with a tormented conscience for stealing the election and excessive non-stop bouts of heavy drinking.
I am tormenting the Freemason not Lungu
He has been drinking and dancing Dununa reverse and forgot to work
POLICE STATE INDEED. INTIMIDATIONS AND HARASSMENTS ARE THE ORDER OF THE DAY BY THIS FAILED AND USELESS LUNGU’S PF GOVERNMENT. LET LUNGU DEFEND HIMSELF, NOT FOR YOU POLICEMAN TO SPEAK ON HIS BEHALF.
Its frightening how Zambians berate their own country. Honestly folks, in comparison to other African countries can Zambia be the worst? Most of this Social Media Malice is done through Zambians living abroad and so quaintly called ‘Diaspora,’ ….more like inferior Zambians exposing their inferiority complexes. The problem is made worse by opposition support groups who open Facebook accounts to publish their deplorable Watchdog. There needs to be strong action against these groups.
Anyway, I’m starving, don’t know if I can hold until 6pm?! Maybe his Excellency is also feeling the effect of the fast! God Nless him and Zambia. Hear our prayers we pray.
It’s true. I witnessed something at Washington Dulles international airport. Sorry to bring in the tribal issue, but what this guy was telling the ZWD on phone about the bembas was very scaring to say the least. He was speaking in tonga and am sure he didn’t expect me to understand what he was talking about.
@patriot abroad & @ndanje.
do not worry about these tongas’ lamenting.
just go about your life peacefully knowing that a tonga will never rule this great nation.
who in his / her right mind would let these foul mouthed, evil wishers, sleeping cows lead them?
lets just unite and continue confining them in cattle kraals where they belong.
they are a disgrace to society.
Sober up patriot. You think we can be patriotic in a country where we are marginalized. May be we need to fight for our independence. Zambia is a lost cause for some of us.
Constructing a House of Prayers – when the fuel price is going up & Teachers are not paid.
What kind of developmental agenda is this??
Thieving Bembas & their Nyanja cousins – we told you PF is a party of fools.
Enjoy the suffering you fools maybe next time you will think to vote on merit you thieves.
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him. Proverbs 26:27
Ba LT,
Please dispel all fears and show us close up pictures of HE Lungu praying
Shopping mall photos are clear. He was puffy in the face… this is an old photo
BUT IF THAT IS TRUE WHAT KANGANJA IS SAYING WHAT DID THE PRESIDENT SAY AFTER LAYING THE FOUNDATION AS IT IS NORMALLY THE TRADITION? THAT PICTURE DOES NOT LOOK LIKE FOR A PRESIDENT LAYING A FOUNDATION FOR A BUILDING STATED IN THE ARTICLE.
EL is fit and well,we were together at the house of prayer site.Haters in the name of UPND will die and His Excellence EL will remain ruling ZAMBIA.
WHY HAS MY POST SAYING THAT………….
NO FASTING AND PRAYERS FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LIFE IS SWEET AND HAS BEEN SINCE I STOPPED PRAYING BUT MADE THINGS HAPPEN FOR MYSELF.
BEEN REMOVED, LT??????????????
Evil to gas behind the story. These people bad hearted cow dang contributed to there evil mind
Kikikikikiki…..kwena fi UPND fima donkey fyeka fyeka!!!….kikikikiki…
Sorry HH u-5, you will never see the Presidency in your life time. But police cells yes, you have seen them, and you will continue to see for as long as your supporters want. After all that is the only they can think that you are also important in Zambian political circles. Otherwise, short of the publicity of being locked up now and then, how will HH prove to his donkeys that he is important to Zambia?
Ahhhh Mr Terrible this is where you are kanshi , I told you zambians have danced dununa reverse now want an update on
1. Lungus diplomatic mission to Saudi where the oil deal was being signed to bring down the price to 5.5 zmk.
2. Opening of mulugushi textiles with immediate employment of 300 people raising to 20, 000 beneficiaries this growing season with cotton out grower schemes.
3. The 2.6 billion dollar solar power farms that were being signed in Saudi.
On the 500,000 jobs lungu promised we leave that for next time….
The truth is ECL is sick from the picture you can see. History will repeat itself, He stole the election yet now he like a Rich fool. Who said now I have reaped and will gather all friends and begin to merry. Then the Lord saidd, right this night I will take my soul, Luke 12: 13-21
In .Luke 12:15 says, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
in full;
Jesus proceeds to tell the man the Parable of the Rich Fool. This person was materially blessed by God; his land “produced plentifully” (verse 16). As God continued to bless the man, instead of using his increase to further the will of God, all he was interested in was managing his increase and accumulating his growing wealth. So the man builds larger…
You prayed for Levy to die, he died HH never became president, you prayed for Sata to die, he died still HH didn’t become president. You can pray for 200 presidents to die and HH will not become president.
kikiki very emotional ignorant chap. So how come your prayers to magically fix zambian economy are not working?
Nez are you on planet Mars? I didn’t talk about the economy and besides as an enlightened person I am never caught unawares by turns in economic situations. I will still lead a comfortable life Lungu or no Lungu.
NDANJE SO YOU ARE SAYING PRAYERS ARE FOR EVIL DEEDS? NO WONDER WE ARE HAVING A DAY OF PRAYER IN OCTOBER.
@Terrible! HH is not suffering, it is gullible dogs like you who will perish soon. Tell me what is nice about PF! C!kala chawiso, get a life, you will never reach where HH has reached, not in a million years!
I wish hh to choke on a lump of nshima and die instantly.
HH is very fit unlike your convicted fraudster of a president. In fact lungu is becoming like FJT every time he has a court case he faints…..
hh can die but the UPND’s vision is very strong such that the party would survive such an unfortunate event. However, that cant be said about the PF because PF died with sata kikiki
WHERE IS THE PRAYER FOR RECONCILLIATION IN YOUR BLOG?
If the news is right and well timed – we shall also dance Dununa Reverse. We shall mourn with you all.
Day of Player… LT at its usual…
The greatest disease in Zambia now is self rejection after August 11,denial is has become a major syndrome in some people today. Anyway, the Majority of Zambians voted against one individual on August 11which is a fact. Please, you can buy termites killer cos some people are annoying with their failure to accept the majority vote.
This nonsense is coming from hh worshipers-shame!!!hh must disappear from earth for us Zambians to enjoy peace and love because this tonga man has divided Zambia beyond any limits!!just try to talk to any upnd cadre today and you will see how bitter these guys are!!!gbm also follows blindly seeing how this evil hh is destroying mother Zambia!!!HH IS INDEED A GREAT SHAME TO OUR POLITICS!!!GOD WILL DO ZAMBIA A GREAT DEAL BY REMOVING HH FROM PLANET EARTH!!!
It lungu that has destroyed zambia.
never has zambia been so divided even after HH stands in elections. But as soon as the convict lungu appears we have unpresidented violence and a breakdown in democratic freedoms on top of a rotten economy.
HH is suffering from what in psychology is called disillusion or illusion., Such a person exhibits traits of not living in reality and also losing libido, appetite and being short tempered. Such often also are unable to perform every day basic activities because they feed off their illusion and cannot speak about anything other then their illusion. It is like a ditched lover who harbors so much hate he begins to create stories which are often the baby of lies and deliver more misery when the sun is up again…he needs help he has rejected offers from his wonderful wife and now finds GBM his great companion,
It’s so soon we are reminded of the circus of Sata’s last days, ”Lungu is seriously ill, O no he is fit and well and busy at work in state house, no, no, no he was taken to the military clinic in Lusaka in the thick of the night, no, no I played golf with his excellency an hour ago and was in high spirits. Finally the chief government spokesman announces, HE the president left the country to attend a ‘conference’, and what next?
@28.3 kubweka, why do you people force words in other people’s mouths? I didn’t say anything about prayer. I cannot disparage prayer.
I dont understand this ! – JUST YESTERDAY THEY SAID HE IS ATTENDING THE COMESA MEETING IN MADAGASCAR ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
The United Party for National Distruction Cadrers should be more worried as their most highly opportunist self egocentric arrogant dictator of personal to holder life party president has not been seen in public for a while. He was represented by his dubious doctorate qualified running Mate who graduated in grade 6 at Chifwani primary school in the Kasama in the Northern Province at their tribal thanks giving ceremony in Dundumwezi area. The last time he was seen at his community mansion addressing an illegal media conference he evidently showed signs of amnesia, depression and anxiety seriously which required specialist medical attention. Possibly he is the one being mistakenly being the head of state as he himself adamantly convinced he won the last elections. He was also not seen…
Why is it like this in Africa? When a President has not been seen in public for a few days then he’s sick! We should know that leaders are also human like the rest of us. They do get tired and need to be away for a few days to refresh.
DENIAL IS SLOWLY EATING THE TONGAS, THEY HAVE REALIZED WITH THEIR HICHILEMA THEY WILL NEVER RULE BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO TRIBAL. EVEN PROMOTING A TONGA IN PUBLIC/PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS HAS NOW BECOME DANGEROUS BECAUSE THEY ARE THERE TO HIJACK/UNDO THE GOOD THAT LUNGU IS DOING FOR THE COUNTRY.
iam Tonga and iam proud that one I will be president of Zambia.HH won but was just blocked.One day even rigging will fail.
MUBISA MATENDA, NANGA MALILO MUZABISA BWANJI????
The world over the govt of the day does not disclose the true position of the health of the president because his/her health status has a direct impact on the security and the economy of the country. It is an issue which should be handled very carefully for the greater good of the citizenry. So there is nothing strange to have alot of secrecy concerning the health of the incumbent leader.
Mike Mulongoti, then minister of propaganda in Levy’s government claimed, & quote: “The president has made tremendous recovery, actually today he went out on a jogging exercise to the Bois de Boulogne Park. He will be returning home soon as fit as a fiddle so no need to worry”. We learnt only later that Levy was at that same time breathing his last but Mulongoti knowingly decided to tell stinking lies. On October 29, 2014, it was George Chella’s turn to puke lousy propaganda. Reports out of London were that Sata had just kicked the bucket & The Zambian Watchdog confirmed so. However, Chella had this to say, & quote: “The president actually just finished chairing a cabinet meeting by skype, he is doing very well & working for the betterment of Zambia. To those wishing him ill, zondani…
Sata’s ill-health was very visible but he and those close to him continued living in denial. And one thing I have discovered about an illness is that the more it is hidden the worse it gets.